The Collaborative International Dictionary
Buck fever \Buck fever\ Intense excitement at the sight of deer or other game, such as often unnerves a novice in hunting. [Colloq.]
Wiktionary
n. (context idiomatic English) Excitement and nervousness felt by a new hunter upon seeing game.
WordNet
n. nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter
Wikipedia
Buck Fever was the second full-length album released by Estradasphere. Notable assistance on the album comes from Trey Spruance, of Mr. Bungle and Secret Chiefs 3 fame.
Usage examples of "buck fever".
He must have known the risk of that bold move, he could of got himself shot to pieces out of pure buck fever.
Then, the first time he'd ever leveled a gun at a man, he'd got buck fever and blown his dreams to dust.
Watching Garry's face screwed up with tension, and seeing the erratic circles that the rifle barrel was describing, Shasa recognized the classic symptoms of 'buck fever' and reached out to prevent Garry firing.
That thought had enabled him to fight off the buck fever that always came when you had a target in your sights.